Pattern-displaying device



Nov. 6, 1,928.

1,690,691 C. MILLER PATTERN DISPLAYING DEVICE Filed Deo. 18, 192e v NIMH 26 INVENTOR cxgamxw ze u ATTONEY Patented Nov. 6, 1928.

CHARLES MILLER, OF LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK.

PATTERN-DISPLAYING DEVICE.

Application filed December 18, 1926. Serial No 155,752.

This invention relates more particularly 'to a class of devices for displaying the patterns of certain materials, and has for its primary object to provide a device adapted to be employed in the manufacture and sale of classes of articles, especially the footwear of persons, for enabling selections to be made from the materials for the uppers of womens slippers and low shoes, in order to determine how the designs of the materials should be effectively positioned since such materials are produced in a laro'e variety of colors and designs in leathers, skins, embroidered, embossed and `stamped satins, sillrs and other fabrics, and it happens that when faulty selections of the patterns and colors are made a loss is apt to be `entailed from waste of the materials and cost of labor. The invention also contemplates its use for enabling the selection of harmonizing color elfects and designsfor groups of footwear especially those of fanciful styles, and to allow correct selections to be made for producing footwear to match particular styles of costumes.

rIhe invention consists broadly of a base plate having on one of its faces in bas-relief one or more portions each of a figure of a given object for receiving thereon a remov able sheet of the material of which at least a part of the object is to be made, in order to determine the most advantageous way of -positioning the material with reference to the design of its pattern and coloring as it should appear in the object when made. Adapted to be removably disposed on the base plate is a cover plate having a cut-out positioned for receiving the figure. Thiscut-out is of a shape conforming to the contour of the figure, and the cut-out is also of slightly larger area than the contour of the ligure so that the ligure and the portion of the sheet imposed thereon will extend through the cut out when the plates are closed together. The artistic effect of the material on the figure may then be considered for determining its proper position in making the object.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pattern demonstrating device of a simple, efficient and durable construction which maybe made in appropriate sizes and shapes.

With these and other objects in view, the invention will be hereinafter' more fully explained with reference to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and will then be pointed out in the claims at the end of the description.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is an elevation of one form of the device embodying my invention, and which shows `the cover plate swung to open position from the base plate thereof.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged top plan of the device with the base plate and cover plate closed together, and which shows the manner of displaying a sheet of pattern material in con junction therewith, and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional View taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

The device has a base plate 10 which may be of any appropriate shape and size, though the form of the base plate illustrated is substantially rectangular. On the upper face of the base plate may be oneor more spaced figures 11, 12 each of a given object, such as an article of merchandise and especially the figure of a shoe for a person. The ligure 11 shows approximately one-half of the shoe lengthwise including the footor toe portion 13, shank portion 1/1, heel portion 15 and heel 16. The ligure 12 may be of a form showing a plan of the complete toe portion, as 17, of the shoe, and each of the ligures is embossed or otherwise provided on the base plate so that the figures extend therefrom in bas-relief, and each ligure is preferably a fairly accurate model in shape and size of a portion of the particular style of shoe represented.

To one of the side edges of the base plate 1() is hinged, at 18, one of the side edges of a substantially rectangular cover plate 19 adapted to be swung to and upon the face of the base plate having the extending figures 11, 12, and the base plate and cover plate are of similar sizes. In a part of the cover plate 19 is a cut-out or opening 20 of an area somewhat larger than the contour of the embossed ligure 11`of the base plate, and the cut-out 20 is of a shape corresponding to the contour of this figure ofthe base plate. The Cut-out 20 is located in the cover plate 19 so that when the plates are closed together the edges of the cut-out will surround in closely spaced relation the figure 11 of the. base plate, and the cover plate is also of such a thickness that the ligure will extend through its cut-out. In another part of the cover plate 19 is a second cut-out or opening 21 which is of an area slightly larger than the contour of the figure 12 of the base plate, and the cutfout Y vthe figure 1l fis a rib Vlplate, :as '-sliown; *head Q9 is direct-ed away 'from the yedges fof theplates, and thelcover plate may then 2l is of a shape similartotheacontourofatheV embossed'igure l2. The cut-'out'Ql is located in the cover plate :for receiving'the'ligure -1-2 of the hase plate When both:platesareaclosed together With the edge ol' the cut-out 2l surrounding in closely spaced relationithefigure vl2, and theiigure l2'is embossed of a depth so that Lthe figure extends through the cut- .out 21. y

Extending from the Ibase plate l0 around '22 which .is i spaced .relation to the tigure,'and inithe face otithe "cover plate 19 opposed tothe yfigure i1'1 oit-the 'baselplate is groove QS'vvhich surroun'dsthe Ycut-out 2() of 'the cover plate. The groove 23 is of greater Width and 'depththanlthe Width `and-height .of Athe rib "22 of 'the/pbase plate, rand the rib rand groove 4are in such. related positions "that the 'rib Will b e Vadmitted lin the groove avhen the ,plates "are closed. Also protruding y-from the 'hase plate around'the'gure lf2 iis a rib 24 which is spaced from the ligure, and in the ace of the -cover plate opposed to Vthe "figure l2V is /a- 'groove "25 which surrounds the cut-ont '21. 'The groove 25 '1s oi greater 'Width and depth 'than fthe Width vand :height of the vrib 1240i.: the sbase plate, and the groove ,L25 fis `provided ein `a xpart of V'the Jcover plate'for receiving .the rib "24 closed. l i

WVhen the plates l0 `and L19 are closed they v'may be releasably locked by means odi; a catch, asQG, which may beinthe "form oiga `spring strip, 'as 'fhavingits .flower endet- -tached at 28 to the central part ofithe side Yedge olf the base plate opposite tothe hinges 18. "The 'spring strip 2? extends,upwardly `above the edge of the `cover platet19, and

fthe lupper end isfbentr to provide anangu'larly projecting head as 29 'for removably engaging the upper face/off the Yedge portion of the cover plate when closed upon4 the'base To unloclr'th'e plates the "be -svvung 4to open position -rfrom the baseplate. i y i n A,

yWhen itis desired to ldetermine the hpattern of a certain iinaterial is appropriate for making a portion ci fthe -objec't'cr `article :or'shoe 'represented thefleA bossed figures rof the' base plate, or to 4determine how the pattern oi* the material Yshould be correctly positioned rwhen used :in making .the lobject for shoea sheet, -fas A, ot lthe :material Awhich jmay be ot v-flancy leather, shin, embroidered,

7-embossed or stamped satin, 'fsi'llr -or other material is sspread over fene'or Aboth "of the :figures 11,@ :and over 1 -re ribs surrounding fthe 'figures' ogtg'theA i base plate dol'l'oavi'ng the swingingof theicover platel) to 'open position A`from the baser plate l0. The cover plat'eisthen closed upon `the Imaterird :and

vby the groove contiguous rcutsout to 'tlierfigurefotthe cover plate for 'upon Yfthe iigure.

lwhen the plates "are,

of the materialaroundeach figure Will be enga ged by'lthe rib adgacentto the'hgure and to the companion causingthe material to be stretched taut rlhe general effect of the material as it would appear in the shoe mav 'then be studied,` material accordingly in the device the most advantageous Way of vusing vthe material mayfthen be readily determined. Moreover, by the use of the device'suitable selec-r tions may be made from various materials `and by rearranging rther tor producing shoes-to match different styles of Womenls costumes.

ln kthe Eforegoing vbodied'the preferred form of my invention, zbut Ido Anot Wish to be understood as limitdescription, I Vhave 'emv ing myself thereto, as I am `aware that modi- `plate for-being removably disposed Aon the base-p`late, 'saidcover plate having a cutout-positioned for receiving the "figure and the cut-out beingof a shapeconforming -to "thecontour of the figure of the base plate, the'cut-outalso'being o'fs'lightl-y larger area `than the contour of the figure lWhereby'the ligure .and the portion of the 4sheet of vmate- `rial imposed thereon Will extend through `the cut out 'when the plates are closed together, vand coacting means -on lthe v:tace of vthe base plate and the cover `plate adjacent "the figure and the cutsou't for stretching and removably holding thesheet'of material f'taut fon the `figure.

y 2. Apattern displaying device,compriising abase plate having on one of its faces i-nbasrelieta portion of the figure of'a `given'object `for receiving )thereon aremova'ble sheet of the material of Which at least Aa part-of the object is Yto y'be made,'a` cove'rplate hinged to the'base plate for being swung-upon and from the base plate, said ycover plate having a cutout- `positioned fior receiving the ligurev .and ythe cut-out being of a shape conformingto the contour of the ligure of the base plate, the

cut-out also -beingof slightly larger area than the contour of the lligure Wherebythe figure andthe portion of `the-sheet of fthe 'material imposed thereon Wi ll y'entend through the .cutout when the 7plates are closed together, lcoactc reserve to m Yself the right to make fa part-of theobjectis to befmade, a cover ing means on the tace of the base plate and cover plate adjacent the figure and the cutout 'for stretching and removably holding the sheet material taut on the figure, and means for detachably tastening the cover plate when closed upon the base plate. v

3. A pattern displaying device, comprising a base plate having on spaced parts of one ot its faces in bas-relief portions of a pluk rality of igures each of a given object for receiving thereon a removable sheet of thematerial ot which at least a part of the respective object is made, a cover plate for being removably disposed on the base plate, said cover plate having spaced cut-outs positioned for receiving the figures of the base plate and each cut-out being of a shape con- 'forming to the contour oi each of the iigures ot the base plate, the outputs also being of slightly larger areas than the contours of the iigures whereby each figureand the portion ot' the sheet of the material imposed thereon Will extend through the surrounding cutout when the plates are closed together, said cover plate having a groove surrounding each of its cut-outs and the tace oi1 the base plate having a protruding rib surrounding each ot' its iigures, said ribs and the materials thereon being adapted to be seated in the grooves of the cover plate for stretching and removably holding the sheet materials taut on the figures With the closing of the plates.

t. A pattern displaying device, comprising a base plate having on spaced parts of one of its faces in basrelief portions' of a plurality of figures each of a given object for receiving thereon a removable sheet of the material of which at least a part ot' the respective object is made, a cover plate for being removably disposed on the base plate, said cover plate having spaced cut-outs positioned tor receiving the iigures of the base plate and each cut-out being of a shape conforming to the contour or' each of the ligures of the base plate, the cut-outs also being ot slightly larger areas than the contours of the figures whereby each figure and the portions o1c the sheet of the material imposed thereon Will extend through the surrounding cut-outs when the plates are closed together, said cover 4plate having a groove surrounding each of its cut-outs, the face oi said base plate having ribs surrounding said bas-relief portions, said ribs and the materials thereon being adapted to be seated in the grooves of the cover plate for stretching and removably holding the sheet materials taut on the igures with closing of the plates, and means for detachably 'fastening the cover plate When closed on the base plate. This specification signed this 17th day of December, A. D. 1926.

CHARLES MILLER. 

